Here’s a post worth recycling.
Give this word a whirl:
Poetaster.
Any guesses?
Potato taster?
Photo by Scott Bauer, USDA ARS via Wikimedia Commons
Try again.
Poet … taster?
Portrait of Elizabeth Barrett Browning via Wikimedia Commons
Uhmmm, no, not that either. No eating of poets, no matter how yummy their words.
It’s actually pronounced poh-it-as-ter,
negating the whole “taster” angle.
Poetaster actually refers to
Buy props used in MaryJane’s books and magazine!
All proceeds (minus shipping and packing) will benefit www.firstbook.org, a non-profit that provides new books to children from low-income families throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Here’s how:
MaryJane will post a photo of the prop and its cost here along with a few details as to its condition. The first person to call the farm and talk with Brian, 208-882-6819, becomes the new owner of a little bit of herstory. Shipping will be either USPS or UPS, our choice. No returns.
